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Ticket #1892 (new enhancement)

Opened 15 months ago

Last modified 15 months ago

Headwind component to destination while circling

Reported by: davida Owned by:
Priority: normal Milestone: XCSoar Wishlist
Component: Other Version: 6.3
Keywords: Cc:

Description

Recommend adding an infobox that shows the headwind component just in the direction of the currently selected destination even while circling.

Currently the headwind component infobox keeps changing while circling based on the instantaneous heading. Although extremely useful in glide, the proposed enhancement will help better evaluate the glide while circling/climbing.

Change History

comment:1 Changed 15 months ago by apf

  • Milestone changed from XCSoar 6.3 to XCSoar Wishlist

comment:2 Changed 15 months ago by ramy

This will be very useful to know all the time the HW/TW component to your next waypoint (or home), not only when circling but also when heading to different direction. Many of our summer XC routes or along the Sierras and the Whites, and the typical cross wind component may result in either tail wind or head wind component on the way back. It will be very helpful to know before in advance if you are going to have head wind or tail wind component on the way back. Having head wind component on the way down does not guarantee you will have tail wind component back, as often with cross wind you may have head wind component both ways.

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